Gate-hinge.



No. 652,869. Patented July 3, 1900.. W; R. WHITE.

G ATE HINGE.

(Application filed Apr. 30, 1898.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES GATE-HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,869, dated July 3,1900.

Application filed April 80, 1898- To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RICHARD WHITE,a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bloomington, in the county of McLean and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGate-Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

My inverition relates to that class of gates which are suspended to bothswing and move vertically; and my invention consists of certain devicesfor readily raising the gate to any desired position, as fully set forthhereinafter, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved gate and elevating andhinging devices, and Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the position of theparts when the gate is in its elevated position.

The hinge consists of the staple A and ofv the eye 13, the latter in thepresent instance being in the end of one of the bars of an iron gate 0,which may be constructed in any suitable manner. There are two staples,one above the other and of such length as to permit the gate 0 to beraised to any desired eX- tent.

The gate may be made of wood or metal and may be held in its closedposition by any suitable catch.

In order to effect the lifting of the gate readily and secure it in anydesired position, I make use of a lever D, which is pivoted at a: to thegate-post E and which is connected by means of a rod F, loosely joinedto the short end of the lever D, the lower end of the rod passingsomewhat loosely through an opening in the lower bar or end of one ofthe rods of the gate and being provided with a nut a or other securingdevice. When the gate is in its lowest position, the lever is in- SerialNo. 679,351. (No model.)

clined, as shown in Fig. 1, (full lines,) and the lever and rod supportpart of the weight of the gate; but when the gate is to be raised thelong end of lever D is swung down in the direction of its arrow untilthe point where the rod F is connected with the leveris above thefulcrum-point 00, when the gate will be supported in its upper position.

In order to secure the gate at any intermediate point to which it may beraised, I make use of a pin (1, fitted to holes in the post to supportthe lever.D in a horizontal or other position. The pin d will also holdthe lever down, if required, and may in its lowest position also act asa bearing to hold the lever when the gate is raised, as in dotted lines.It will be evident that by means of the said lever and the swingingconnection F the gate may be not only readily raised to any desiredextent, but may also swing freely when so raised.

Without limiting myself to the precise c011- struction and arrangementof parts shown, I claim as my invention- 1. The combination with a gate0 and with staples A to which the gate is hung so as to slidevertically, of a lever, and a connection between the lever and the gate,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the gate 0 hung to swing and move vertically, ofa lever D pivoted to the gate-post near one end, a connecting-rod F, anda pin d, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM RICHARD WHITE.

Witnesses:

EMMA PIERCE, J OHN A. WEST.

